Vision

The vision of AMSE is the promotion of the highest quality of management, medical education and research of Medical Schools within the whole of Europe.

Mission

AMSE aims at the improvement of standards, value and relevance of all Medical Schools in Europe through education, research, service and collaboration.

Values

AMSE, being grounded in science- and evidence-based medicine, is committed to:

maintaining excellence and relevance

promoting individual and community health care and practice

being responsible and socially responsive

upholding professional and ethical standards

protecting human rights and dignity

advancing equity and social justice

ensuring transparency and accountability

Objectives

Quality

to promote the development and quality of medical education, research, service and collaboration

to develop tools to measure quality of teaching and learning experience

to contribute to the setting of standards in medical education for good practice with regard to teaching and assessment, with special reference to accreditation

Education

to exchange teaching and learning materials, teachers and students

to support evaluation and documentation of training for students and teachers

to share programmes, curricula and practices in medical education

to support service learning

to lead innovation in medical education to meet the needs of the community and society

to promote and support the conduct of research in medical education

Research

to promote and support the conduct of research in basic and clinical sciences, and its conversion and application to the relevant needs for the population and the health system

Service

to encourage Medical Schools to strengthen their service through education and research within the clinical service

to ensure the sustainability of academic health centres which link teaching, learning and research to health system needs

to strengthen relationships in academic health centres and the health servicesto develop relations between Medical Schools and other professional, governmental and non-governmental organisations in education, academic management, medical research and health care in Europe

to contribute to setting of standards for health services

to contribute to continuing education of human resources in the health system

Collaboration

to foster communication, collaboration and networking between Medical Schools

to promote collaboration and networking with healthrelated organisations

Advocacy

to influence, inform and advise relevant national and global decision- and policymakers in matters related to the promotion of Medical Schools in Europe

to serve as the voice and the advocate for academic medicine in Europe

to promote the highest standards of medical professionalism in Europe

Social accountability

to promote the social accountability of Medical Schools through nurturing the relationship between Medical Schools and the community, the health system and the broader society